adulteration

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃən/ UK /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of making something impure by adding inferior substances

Inspectors test milk for any signs of adulteration.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of making something... contamination debasement corruptiondilutiontainting

Opposites

purification refinement

Word family

Related forms adulterate adulterant adulterator

Etymology

From Latin adulteratio, from adulterare ('to corrupt, falsify'), from ad- ('to') + alter ('other'), literally 'to make other.'

adulteratio Latin alter Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# adulteration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃn/

## Meanings
1. the act of making something impure by adding inferior substances

## Examples
- Inspectors test milk for any signs of adulteration.

## Synonyms
- contamination
- debasement
- corruption
- dilution
- tainting

## Antonyms
- purification
- refinement

## Related Forms
- adulterate
- adulterant
- adulterator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: adulteratio
- Root: alter

## Etymology
From Latin adulteratio, from adulterare ('to corrupt, falsify'), from ad- ('to') + alter ('other'), literally 'to make other.'

## AI Etymology
Adulteration comes from Latin adulteratio, from adulterare ('to corrupt, falsify'), from ad- ('to') + alter ('other'), literally 'to make other.'. The historical trail runs through Latin adulteratio and Latin alter. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means the act of making something impure by adding inferior substances. Related forms include adulterate, adulterant, adulterator.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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